Phine Phlix
Last night we rented and watched Blazing Saddles. I've had it on my to-see list forever.
Short review, appropriate for either film: what a piece of junk. Boring, insulting, offensive. What is going on here? How is it that there is even one person on earth who ever, for even one brief moment liked either one of these movies? What is wrong with the world?
I'm not happy right now.
Umie the Umlaut says, "ask your doctor about the Fredösphere!"
3 Comments:
I am one of the people on this great planet of ours that actually enjoyed the film Blazing Saddles. I thought the film was a humorous examination of culture. It demonstrates the racist and prejuidical stereotypes that exsist in society and infiltrates into our films and media. Besides, Mel Brooks is a brillant man, not a boring bone in his body.
As for Jaws, yes it could seen boring, maybe insulting and offensive. However, a closer examination could reveal to you that the underlying meaning is entirely opposite. I have read several articles regarding Jaws, and I find it very interesting that the writers simply used the image of the shark as a symbol of capitolism. The story of Jaws is about money and greed and men taking over a small town.
There is a lot more to films if you take the time to examine them before labeling them.
Okay, I shot from the hip on this one. Clearly these 2 movies meant a lot to a lot of people. I should explain more carefully what I mean.
I think the theme of evil capitalists has been milked pretty heavily down through years. If you are going to take a stab at this theme, you better have something fresh to say. I thought the greedy town fathers were cartoons.
Both movies depended heavily on shock value. Give them some kind of credit for being the first, but violating taboos or pushing limits are among the easiest ways to be original. If I tried very hard, I could put myself into the 70s mindset and try to appreciate them from that POV. But by now, we've seen these tricks repeated dozens of times by immitators, and quite frankly, many of the immitators have been big improvements.
Dear Fredo,
Speaking of Phine Phlix, have you seen Micheal Moore's newest masterpiece? It's brillant, you must see it so we can discuss. It would be more interesting to discuss, than such older films as Blazing Saddles or Jaws...
I'll be waiting fredo...
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